Kidly - Read & listen stories

Kidly is a new generation reading platform offering kids fun and educational illustrated stories. Kidly stories are published under psychologist guidance by authors of children's literature and qualified educators. Kidly holds a Pedagogical Quality Certificate, awarded by the Education Alliance Finland. Kidly's gamified reading experience is specially designed to motivate children to read and aims to provide quality screen time. Reading reports and the parental control panel enable parents to make reading recommendations for their kids and monitor the content they have accessed.

Our selection of children's storybooks is rich with beautifully illustrated and engaging auditory tales. These books can be enjoyed together, accompanied by soothing audiobooks for relaxing bedtime routines or calming meditations to share quality time with your child. Our educational stories have been thoughtfully crafted for preschoolers, fostering their growth and stimulating their imaginations through captivating characters and narratives. With features that include audio playback and options for multiple languages, language development is further supported with stories in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. At bedtime, children can embark on delightful adventures with tranquil tales, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience as they drift off to sleep.

We offer a wonderful range of entertaining, educational, and safe read-aloud books for children. Our product has received certification from Education Alliance Finland, highlighting its effectiveness in promoting learning experiences.

FEATURES

BOND THROUGH NIGHTTIME STORIES

We provide mindfulness and meditation books aimed at helping children concentrate, unwind, and achieve a better night's rest. Incorporating bedtime stories into your family's routine can enhance bonding time spent snuggled up together.

EXPLORE AND LISTEN TO BOOKS IN OUR COLLECTION

With the read-aloud feature, our preschool books become even more interactive and engaging!

Children can enjoy listening to stories in various languages.

MEDITATION AND RELAXATION PRACTICES

The meditation section includes videos crafted by professionals specifically for children. This module promotes awareness, focus, restful sleep, and overall well-being through breathing techniques, guided meditation, and relaxation exercises.

DIGITAL STORIES THAT ENCOURAGE CHILDREN’S GROWTH 🎖

Every book in our collection has been reviewed by child psychologists and contributes positively to areas of physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development. Our digital stories tackle important themes such as self-esteem, environmental consciousness, animal rights, philosophy, science, art, gender equity, and much more!

Children can engage in exciting narratives with Kidly’s Choice Stories, which cultivate decision-making skills through interactive learning experiences.

Parents receive weekly updates on reading progress and developmental insights, along with personalized reading recommendations.

KIDLY’S EVER-GROWING LIBRARY📚

The fun goes on! Each week, discover new exclusive titles penned by talented authors in children's literature, including original works from Kidly.

FAQS

How are Kidly stories safe?

All stories published in Kidly are rigorously reviewed by a large committee consisting of psychologists, editors, authors and content supervisors with experience in children's literature and education. Only stories approved by the committee are published in Kidly.

What languages are available on Kidly?

You can currently read stories on Kidly in English, Turkish, Portuguese and Spanish. Supported language options may differ for each story. Kidly's language options expand continuously.

How can I view a Kidly story in a different language?

Select the story you wish to read. The language options will appear under the "Start reading" button. Tap on a language to select it and then tap "Start reading". The story will load in the language you selected. The language options supported by each story will appear on the story cover. Different stories may support different language options.

On which platforms can I find Kidly?

You can download Kidly onto your phone or tablet from the App Store and Google Play Store.

How many stories can I download?

For the effective management of device storage, you can download maximum 6 stories.

How can I change my e-mail address?

Enter the parent panel to change your e-mail address. Tap on "Settings", "E-mail settings" and "Change e-mail address" respectively. Enter your new e-mail address and tap "Save".

How can I change my password?

You can change the password for your account by tapping "Change password" on the parental control panel.

Who is Kidly for?

Kidly stories are created with great care for preschoolers, school-age kids and tweens. To offer its readers quality screen time, Kidly content is prepared under psychologist guidance.

Do you need an internet connection to read stories on Kidly?

You can read and listen to the stories you download onto the Kidly app on your phone or tablet when you do not have access to the internet. To download stories with read aloud, make sure you tap "read to me" before downloading. The download action is specific to reader profile and device used. Downloaded stories will appear on the "Downloads" screen of the device and profile used to complete the action. Downloaded stories are automatically deleted from your "Downloads" list after 30 days for the effective management of device storage.

In which countries is the Kidly app available to download and use?

Kidly is a global app. It is available to download from the App Store and Google Play Store in all countries where restrictions do not apply.

Who are Kidly stories written by?

Kidly stories are written by a team of in-house expert content creators, authors from all over the world who have contributed to the corpus of children's literature, and qualified educators.

What does Kidly offer parents?

You can make reading recommendations by adding stories to your child's reading list and view their reading history via the parental control panel. You can monitor your child's use of the Kidly app via weekly reading reports delivered to your registered email address.

How do you receive badge rewards?

Kidly rewards the love of reading with motivating badges. Badges are rewarded upon completing certain actions such as reading a story, reaching a reading goal, or exploring a category.

How do you unlock characters?

Characters are unlocked when you are rewarded certain Kidly badges. Unlocked characters can be used as profile pictures.

Can I access my Kidly account on different devices?

You can access your Kidly account from all your devices that support the app.

Can I use the Kidly App free of charge?

It is free to download the Kidly app and create an account. By starting your free trial, you can begin your unlimited trial for free. At the end of your free trial, you can upgrade to Kidly Premium should you wish.

How can I view reading reports?

Reading reports are sent to the e-mail address your Kidly account is registered with every week. Reading reports containing the number of stories read, badges rewarded, stories explored and the total reading time for the week are sent individually for each reader profile connected to your Kidly account.

What does Kidly Premium offer?

Kidly Premium gives you unlimited access to Kidly content, allows you to create multiple profiles and read/listen to stories when you are offline. You can get more information on Kidly Premium by tapping the Premium button in the app.

Blog

Boxing Up Scary Thoughts

Posted by Kidly dezembro 15, 2022

Anxiety-Triggered Sleep Problems in Children

Fear is a natural reaction to any stimulus that could pose a threat to one’s safety. Anxiety, on the other hand, is an emotion that is entirely thought-based. Studies conducted with children show that anxiety problems are often related to frightening thoughts or night terrors. In such cases, children may refuse to go into their own room, show signs of sadness, ask permission to sleep with their parents, or request the use of assistive devices, such as night lights, because of the darkness.

This is usually a temporary phase, but it can be prolonged if there is more to it than just a fear of the dark. Understanding your child’s anxiety early is important to prevent future risk factors.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and its innovative interventions can be used to assess and treat a variety of anxiety symptoms in children. Therapeutic play, art activities, storytelling, and other creative interventions can be used as key components of CBT when working with children.

A Play Therapy Method: The Scare Box Metaphor

The scare box metaphor, a technique often used in play therapy, and the information shared by the mother in the story where she too experienced fear face to face, not only shows empathy, but also demonstrates that difficulties can be overcome together.

The Scary Thoughts of Panda Cotta is a story published by Kidly that can serve as a guide for anxiety and fear of sleep.

The story also contains a mindfulness practice that will help deal with scary thoughts.

If we apply this idea of fear in the story to cognitive behavioral therapy before bed;

However, after parents practice mindfulness in the fear box with their child, the following changes occur in the child’s cognition:

When therapy is supported by stories, this can help the sleep process achieve the desired quality. The story Panda Cotta’s Terrible Thoughts draws the child’s attention to dysfunctional frightening thoughts in an empathetic way. Then it moves on to the creation of functional ideas. Accompanied by breathing exercises, the child sends all frightening thoughts to the fear box, experiencing a technique for dealing with fears, as well as a much more comfortable sleep.

Particularly in cases of fear that begin at a young age, parental involvement, support and encouragement in the process is of great importance in reaching a solution. The story of Panda Cotta invites the child to learn about anxiety through the eyes of a sweet and lovable character, while at the same time demonstrating that there is always hope for change.